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- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 4
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 4
- Betty Trimmer 3
- Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian) 3
- Alex Simeon Janvier (1935 – , Canadian) 2
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 2
- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 2
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- A. M. Blackstone 1
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Answering The Challenge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.07
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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- Title
- Answering The Challenge
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
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Banff Road, West of Calgary.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.25
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.25
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
- Title
- Banff Road, West of Calgary.
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.25
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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.12.05
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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- Title
- Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
- Subject
- mountains
- animal, bears
- Maureen Enns
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
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Bow Valley Series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactknd.02.01
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Catalogue Number
- KnD.02.01
- Description
- In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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- Title
- Bow Valley Series
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- 81.2 x 101.6 cm
- Description
- In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian
- Yamnuska
- Dorothy Knowles
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- KnD.02.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bubba Peibi
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 20.9 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.02
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.12
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
- Title
- Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.6 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- beaver
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
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Caribou, Bear and Fox
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkua.04.01
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text re…
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- Title
- Caribou, Bear and Fox
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 41.7 cm
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text reads “11/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒧ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᑐᑐᓗ ᓇᓄᓗ ᑎᕆᕋᓂᐊᓗ ᑯᐊᓇᓇ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”
- Subject
- animal, caribou, bear, fox
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
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Ceremonial Dancer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttag.05.01
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- watercolour, ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TaG.05.01
- Description
- Colour: brown, black, turquoise, orange on white. A single figure in ceremonial dress whirls two turquoise blue hoops round his wrists. The black and white feathers of his headdress and tail are tipped with orange.
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- Title
- Ceremonial Dancer
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- watercolour, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown, black, turquoise, orange on white. A single figure in ceremonial dress whirls two turquoise blue hoops round his wrists. The black and white feathers of his headdress and tail are tipped with orange.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- TaG.05.01
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Coming Together
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.13
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the …
- Title
- Coming Together
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the image and appears to be walking toward the others in the woods.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
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Complex of Birds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactken.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.01
- Description
- General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
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- Title
- Complex of Birds
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.3 x 55.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.01
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Elisabee Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdak.02.05
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.02.05
- Description
- A full face portrait of an Inuit lady. She has a red patterned scarf around her head, a green parka with a yellow collar.
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- Title
- Elisabee Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45.8 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A full face portrait of an Inuit lady. She has a red patterned scarf around her head, a green parka with a yellow collar.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.02.05
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- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also…
- Title
- Emergence
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 160.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also in the same area there is a wolf leaning down to get a drink of water and directly beneath that wolf is his reflection that looks like another wolf. Both wolves are purple with white highlights. At the top left corner there is a ring of fire, orange and red in colour. The background behind the above mentioned is black and the paint has been applied very thick (almost impasto in some places). The frame for the canvas is made out of natural wood poles and the ends stick out at each corner and cross over each other.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- animal
- wolf
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Dan Hudson, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
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- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.02.07
- Description
- The head of an Inuit man, facing slightly to the right, is dressed in a yellow parka with light brown fur trim around his face, two red ties hang from the centre hood.
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- Title
- Eskimo Man
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 33.3 cm
- Description
- The head of an Inuit man, facing slightly to the right, is dressed in a yellow parka with light brown fur trim around his face, two red ties hang from the centre hood.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Inuit
- Povungnituk
- Credit
- Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.02.07
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Eskimo Sea Dreams
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnep.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture,…
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- Title
- Eskimo Sea Dreams
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture, below this image is another scene. An animal/man with horns, holding a spear and horns is facing another animal/man, behind them a small bird. They are all standing on a large, black whale. brc artist's carver's chop in red and Dorset chop in black.
- Subject
- activity, hunting
- fishing
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
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Falls of Sunwapta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmch.04.01%20a-c
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- McH.04.01 a-c
- Description
- Black and white lines and shapes resembling rocks and ice cover all three parts of the triptych, black dominates, white highlights rock patterns and waterfalls
- Title
- Falls of Sunwapta
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 71.4 x 54.7 cm
- Description
- Black and white lines and shapes resembling rocks and ice cover all three parts of the triptych, black dominates, white highlights rock patterns and waterfalls
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- Credit
- Gift of J.A.N. Jim Mackie, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- McH.04.01 a-c
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A Fishing Expedition
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- A Fishing Expedition
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 42.7 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
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- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.03
- Description
- Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is backgro…
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- Title
- Flint’s Park
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas
- Dimensions
- 104.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is background and is painted white from top to the paw (viewer’s right) to the bottom of the painting. Overlapping this a large cutout of a bear, grey, white, and black charcoal, dominates the painting. Across the top of his body is a stencilled sign: “FLINTS PARK CABIN”, below this the outline of a Bighorn sheep’s head, and below this “WARDEN SERVICE” “BANFF NATIONAL PARK” is stencilled across his legs. Under this bear, to the viewer’s right, is the cutout of a grizzly bear’s head, painted black, and his left paw which is clutching a wire. The painting is signed in the brc “Enns ‘93”. On the unpainted part of the paper llhc: “Flint’s Park - B.N.P.” and lrhc: “Maureen Enns 1993”.
- Credit
- Gift of Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.03
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- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.01
- Description
- General colour: red, blue on white. A horizontal shape cuts the picture in half. Another shape goes up from that to the upper edge left of center. A single orange line comes down to the left lower edge. Four large orange dots sit at the outsides of the main shape.
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- Title
- Follow-up
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, blue on white. A horizontal shape cuts the picture in half. Another shape goes up from that to the upper edge left of center. A single orange line comes down to the left lower edge. Four large orange dots sit at the outsides of the main shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.01
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- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.05
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower half is fields, farm buildings left, center and right. Two horses stand lower left. Upper half is distant blue mountains and clouded sky.
- Title
- The Homestead
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower half is fields, farm buildings left, center and right. Two horses stand lower left. Upper half is distant blue mountains and clouded sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- foothills
- architecture, rural
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.05
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Inland Eskimo Woman
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- OoJ.04.01
- Description
- A line rendering, abstract definition, of a fully clad Inuit woman. Artist's and carver's chop in red, and Dorset chop blc. Written on back in graphite: 287 - DOR/F.A. 1960
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- Title
- Inland Eskimo Woman
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 52.4 x 31.1 cm
- Description
- A line rendering, abstract definition, of a fully clad Inuit woman. Artist's and carver's chop in red, and Dorset chop blc. Written on back in graphite: 287 - DOR/F.A. 1960
- Subject
- figure, woman
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- OoJ.04.01
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